It’s not called ‘Lakeside’ by accident – this 1970s-designed house on Lakeside Drive, Esher, Surrey is right on the water.
Which is great if you like that kind of thing, probably slightly less enticing if your swimming isn’t up to scratch. The house as one of a group designed in 1975 by renowned architect Royston Summers. And it certainly screams the era, that glass and brick combination something you’ll love or hate.
Finding mid-century properties in original condition isn’t easy these days, but this Cockaigne House in Hatfield, Hertfordshire is one of the few.
This single-story house was designed in the mid-1960s by architects Peter Phippen, Peter Randall and David Parkes and has been in the same hands ever since – and with very little change in that time. Which means it requires ‘full modernisation’ and work to deal with damp and rotten timber.
Looking for a project? This 1930s modernist house in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex – and some of the hard work has already been taken care of.
Not far from the coast and the the train station, this period property has certainly seen better days, but does retain many of its original features, including the cubic shape, wraparound and vertical strip windows and a large sun terrace.
